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Review: AceHTML Pro 6

Admittedly, I was rooting for AceHTML Pro 6 since I discovered it was created by a Canadian company – the first HTML editor I’ve found that is. I evaluated the 30-day demo of AceHTML Pro, and while it offers many of the options included in other editors, I found the demo itself a bit buggy. For example, the 30 day limit never counted down, making me wonder if the demo would actually expire; as well, some of my settings reset each time I started the program (code helper delay, for instance), which was rather annoying. AceHTML Pro does, however, contain some features I haven’t seen anywhere else, including a To Do List manager and the ability to highlight code (as if with a highlighter pen).

What I Like

• Code Highlighter.
• Link Checker.
• Flexible and customizable user interface, including the ability to create your own toolbar buttons.
• Code Helper/code completion for HTML, ASP, and PHP.
• The Quick Table button, which allows you to create a bare bones table in two clicks.
• Snippets, for code reuse.
• Syntax Checker for HTML, CSS, ASP, PHP, JavaScript, and VBScript.
• Under 10MB to download.

Gripes

• Code Helper settings reset each time the program is loaded.
• Automatically inserted tags (i.e., elements inserted into the code via a button) don’t adhere to the user’s tab/indent settings. So, for example, if I have my tabs set to 3 spaces and I create a table using the Quick Table button, the indented code will not be indented only 3 spaces.
• CSS editing is a bit of a chore without code insight (auto pop-up), and using the built-in CSS Code Inspector to create style sheets is too clunky and seems to destroy your code formatting.
• Bold and Italic buttons and keyboard shortcuts input <b> and <i> by default instead of <strong> and <em>, regardless of DOCTYPE.
• Default HTML template doesn’t include a DOCTYPE declaration (you can customize templates, however).
• Every time I started the program, it would make my laptop screen flicker. This might be related to the demo, but I’m not sure.

Wish List

• Better CSS support.
• Bug fixes.

Overall

If AceHTML Pro 6 were a free program, it would be easy to overlook some of its quirks. However, when you’re paying $75, you should be able to focus on your work and not on the software in which you’re working. I just never felt really comfortable using AceHTML Pro, especially since I’ve gotten used to features like CSS code completion in other programs, which invariably save me a lot of time when I’m creating websites. All in all, I can’t really recommend this program, but it is one I’ll be keeping an eye on.

(Note: This review is concerned with version 6.50.0 of the software, and I see now that there has been a minor update to 6.50.1, which may address some of the problems I encountered.)

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